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Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about King's Ferry (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for King's Ferry. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for King's Ferry ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for King's Ferry: Kings Fry. (or less commonly used: Kings Frry.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named King's Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for King's Ferry.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
King's Ferry is located in Rockland County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rockland County: Bergen (NJ), Passaic (NJ), Orange, Putnam & Westchester.
Below are the counties that are near King's Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to King's Ferry:
- Rockland County (The home county of King's Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from King's Ferry, with the one closest to King's Ferry listed first.
- Stony Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Haverstraw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Haverstraw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thiells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ivy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- Pomona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Congers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New City is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- New City Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New City Park is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Park
- New Hempstead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hempstead is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hempstead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
- New Square
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Square is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Square
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,014 people
- Germonds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Germonds is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germonds
- Bronx County
- The following are listed by their distance from King's Ferry, with the one closest to King's Ferry listed first.
- Riverdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eastchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
- Kings Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bridge
- Spuyten Duyvil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuyten Duyvil
- Fordham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordham
- Williams Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bridge
- Bronx
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bronx is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <1>
- City Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- City Island is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Island
- Concourse Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concourse Village
- Locust Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Throggs Neck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throggs Neck
- Dutchess County
- The following are listed by their distance from King's Ferry, with the one closest to King's Ferry listed first.
- Beacon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beacon Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beacon Hills is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hills
- Groveville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Groveville is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Glenham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fishkill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brinckerhoff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brinckerhoff is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinckerhoff
- Wiccopee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wiccopee is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiccopee
- Shenandoah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- East Fishkill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Fishkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fishkill
- Hughsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wappingers Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Myers Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Myers Corner is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Corner
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Nassau County
- Sands Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New York County
- The following are listed by their distance from King's Ferry, with the one closest to King's Ferry listed first.
- Inwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Washington Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Washington Heights is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Delano Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Delano Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village
- Harlem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harlem is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Morningside Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Heights
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from King's Ferry, with the one closest to King's Ferry listed first.
- Fort Montgomery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highland Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Central Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harriman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
- Kiryas Joel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- Tuxedo Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cornwall Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from King's Ferry, with the one closest to King's Ferry listed first.
- Continental Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Putnam Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenclyffe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Garrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Adams Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Cold Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Tompkins Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Corners
- Mahopac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mahopac Mines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Crafts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Farmers Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Brewster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from King's Ferry, with the one closest to King's Ferry listed first.
- Marlboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Plattekill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sylva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sylva is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Wallkill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Hurley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Modena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ardonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ardonia is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardonia
- Oakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oakes is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from King's Ferry, with the one closest to King's Ferry listed first.
- Verplanck
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Montrose
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Buchanan
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crugers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peekskill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodybrook is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodybrook
- Croton-on-Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crompond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mohegan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mohegan is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohegan
- Yorktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yorktown is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Ossining
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shrub Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scarborough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from King's Ferry, with the one closest to King's Ferry listed first.
- Banksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- High Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- High Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Glenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Riverbank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverbank is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- North Stamford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stamford
- Belle Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Greenwich
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- Greenwich
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stamford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- New Canaan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Canaan is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,115 people
- Ridgefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
- Ridgefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cos Cob
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from King's Ferry, with the one closest to King's Ferry listed first.
- Park Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Mahwah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
- Saint Josephs Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
- West Norwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
- River Vale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
- Ackermans Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackermans Mills
- Campgaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
- Wortendyke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortendyke
- Wyckoff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
- Ridgewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Radburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radburn
- Warren Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Point
- Essex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from King's Ferry, with the one closest to King's Ferry listed first.
- Meadow Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Montclair Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair Heights
- Brookdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brookdale is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Cedar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Upper Montclair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Montclair
- Hudson County (NJ)
- North Bergen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bergen
- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from King's Ferry, with the one closest to King's Ferry listed first.
- Butler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Butler is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Newfoundland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Taylortown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from King's Ferry, with the one closest to King's Ferry listed first.
- Haskell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- West Milford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Macopin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macopin
- Paterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Preakness
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preakness
- Wayne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Athenia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athenia
- Borough of Woodland Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Passaic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Little Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Singac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Singac is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singac
- The Village at Little Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from King's Ferry, with the one closest to King's Ferry listed first.
- Highland Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Vernon Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to King's Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for King's Ferry.
Cemeteries Near King's Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of King's Ferry.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for King's Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for King's Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from King's Ferry, with the one closest to King's Ferry listed first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Stony Point.
- The Mt. Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Creek Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64840 <2>
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rose Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Repose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- June Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Herbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (446 more) ...
- Ackerman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Assumption Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find King's Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of King's Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from King's Ferry, with the one closest to King's Ferry listed first.
- Verplanck
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stony Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Montrose
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tomkins Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Haverstraw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- Crugers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jones Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jones Point is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Point
- Thiells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garnerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haverstraw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oscawana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oscawana is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscawana
- Peekskill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Croton-on-Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ivy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around King's Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around King's Ferry.
Newspapers Published in King's Ferry ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 146 newspapers that have been published in the area around King's Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of King's Ferry, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for King's Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to King's Ferry:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Rockland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bronx County
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Nassau County
- New York County
- Orange County
- Putnam County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about King's Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- King's Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |